Strategic Travel Entrepreneur: Business Tips for Travel Agents/Advisors, Travel Agency Owners, and Travel Industry Entrepreneurs

Nov 01 2024 178 ep. 30 mins 25
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Travel Industry Disruptors welcome! In this weekly podcast, I share, along with featured guests, the actual strategies that will keep your travel business moving forward. 

We discuss foundations, marketing, sales, client experience, systems, supplier relations, and everything in between to empower you to run an effective and profitable travel business, and not just another travel hobby.

For travel agents/advisors, travel suppliers, tour operators, tourism professionals, travel coaches, travel creators, travel business owners, travel agency owners, host agency owners, and travel industry support partners.

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Ep 176 Creative Black Friday Ideas to Boost your Holiday Sales

Nov 01 2024 36 mins  
Send Rita a text with your thoughts!Welcome to our first ever live podcast, where I recorded with a live studio audience! Haha not exactly, but I was joined by some pretty amazing travel pros who were able to ask questions live. Listen in on some of my ideas that you can use to really promote your travel business during Black Friday this year.In this episode, I share:· Black Frida

Ep 175 An Inside Look on My 5 Vacation Reflections

Oct 25 2024 27 mins  
Send Rita a text with your thoughts!About a month ago I went out of office from my business, for a full 7 days--something that I don't know how long it's been since I've done it. I'm reflecting on a few surprises, things that I'm grateful for, and how I'm looking at vacation in the future.In this episode, I share:· The surprising thing that happened on practically Day 1· What I p

Ep 174 How to Set Up your Travel Business Sales Funnel (Prep for Wave Week 2023 Replay)

Oct 18 2024 39 mins  
Send Rita a text with your thoughts!It is the last day of Prep for Wave Week--wooottt!!! We made it!!In this final replay, featuring yours truly, I'm going over some different sales funnels you can set up for your travel agency or business and the step you need to take to make sure all your bases are covered.In this episode, I share:· The steps needed to set up your sales funnel·

Ep 173 Simplifying E&O Insurance: What Travel Agencies Must Know with Miguel Campos Pt. 2 (Prep for Wave Week 2023 Replay)

Oct 11 2024 38 mins  
Send Rita a text with your thoughts!Prep for Wave Week is just 3 days away :) Get a load of the caliber of the content with this replay from last year's event with Berkshire Hathaway's Miguel Campos.In this second of a 2-part series, I've opened the floor for travel advisors like you to ask Miguel some of their top questions about E&O Insurance and business liability. Enjoy!Oh

Ep 172 Simplifying E&O Insurance: What Travel Agencies Must Know with Miguel Campos Pt. 1 (Prep for Wave Week 2023 Replay)

Oct 04 2024 44 mins  
Send Rita a text with your thoughts!Prep for Wave Week is just 10 days away :) Get a load of the caliber of the content with this replay from last year's event with Berkshire Hathaway's Miguel Campos.In this first of a 2-part series, I'm asking Miguel some of the most pressing questions about E&O Insurance and what travel advisors need to know when they think about renewing the

Ep 171 Tips for Trade Show Success with Stephanie Gries

Sep 27 2024 43 mins  
Send Rita a text with your thoughts!I'm super excited to welcome Stephanie Gries from Travefy to the podcast! This has been a long time coming, as we personally first connected at the end of last year over a common interest-trade shows :)Inside this episode you'll find tips both for attending trade shows AND being a vendor at trade shows, especially all those local fall and holiday

Ep 170 5 Creative Ways to Celebrate Culture in Your Travel Business

Sep 20 2024 26 mins  
Send Rita a text with your thoughts!It's Hispanic Heritage Month and I'd be remiss if I didn't 1-mention it and 2-share some ways that you could also share your own culture, or a culture that you appreciate, within your travel business. In this episode, I share:· The importance of appreciating culture, not appropriating it· How I have shared my Hispanic culture· What I've seen o

Ep 169 Overcoming Marketing Challenges: Insights from a Travel Advisor Survey

Sep 13 2024 42 mins  
Send Rita a text with your thoughts!A recent article by Travel Age West mentioned that social media is now the top marketing channel for travel advisors and it had me a little skeptical. I'm sharing my thoughts on the article and some of the other surprising stats they recorded. In this episode, I share:· How you need more than just social media content to be successful as a trave

Ep 168 Money Making Activities for Travel Business Owners

Sep 06 2024 35 mins  
Send Rita a text with your thoughts!Stumped on what activities actually help make you money in your travel business? Tune in for tips on building a robust network, offering great service, and making key sales connections.In this episode, I share:· A walk down memory lane of how businesses before computers made money· The difference between direct and indirect money making activit

Ep 167 How to Know You're Making the Right Business Investments

Aug 30 2024 30 mins  
Send Rita a text with your thoughts!This episode was inspired by my summer focus group. I wanted to share my thought process of what I think about when I'm contemplating making an investment for my business. This is not a definitive guide, and I am not a financial expert. Please remember to consult any financial decisions with the appropriate people on your team and/or in your fami